Qinggir
Qinggir (Chinese: 辛格尔; pinyin: Xīngé'ěr) is a populated place in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.[1] It is located on the border of Toksun County and Yuli County, northwest of the former Lake Lop Nur.
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The Qinggir region in Lop Nur is used for vertical shaft nuclear weapons testing.[2]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Qinggir Map — Satellite Images of Qinggir". maplandia. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Lop Nor Nuclear Weapons Test Base". nti. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
External links
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